RE Knowledge Organiser Year 5: What does it mean if Christians believe God is holy and loving?

Key vocabulary

Divine – like a God

Psalm – a book of the

bible containing songs

Traditional – something

that is long established

Contemporary –

belonging to the present

Compare – note the

similarities or differences

Humanist – someone who

doesn’t believe in God

Concept – Shared symbols and rituals (RE1)

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,who wert and art and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,

only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea;holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Hymn written by Richard Heber and published after his death in 1861

RE Knowledge Organiser Year 5: What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today?

Key Vocabulary

Qu’ran – holy book of the Islamic faith

Shahadah – a pillar of faith

Sunnah – a way of life, a path

Festival –a day or a period of time of celebration

Shi’a – a main branch of Islam

Sufi – a Muslim mystic

Concept – shared symbols and rituals (RE1)

Qu’ran

To be a Muslim is a deeply personal and spiritual

sense of being that is individual to every Muslim. Of

the Sunnah teachings, my favourite is to smile.

Smiling is considered a form of charity in Islam and

epitomises what being a Muslim means to me.

Although, these can be interpreted differently one

binding belief is the Shahadah; "There is no god but

God, Muhammad is the messenger of God." Growing

up as a Muslim in London was a unifying experience

expressed through actions of kindness and

consideration for neighbours, the elderly and each

other - regardless of faith. Sadiya Ahmed London

RE Knowledge Organiser Year 5: Why do Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah?

Key vocabulary

Anoint –rub/smear with oil

Old Testament – first part of the Bible

Incarnation – belief in Jesus as God ‘in the flesh’

Saviour – God or Jesus as a redeemer

New Testament –second pat of the bible

Belief – a religious conviction.

Concept – Ultimate Questions

Messiah' means 'Anointed

One'. In Old Testament times

kings were anointed. Priests

were also anointed. This anointing was symbolic. It

showed they had been set

apart by God, for a special,

God-ordained purpose. In Greek, the word Messiah is

written as ‘Christ’. When

Christians talk about Jesus

Christ, they are not giving

Jesus a surname. It is a title –

a statement that he is indeed

the Anointed One promised

by the prophets, come to lead his people and bring

them back to God.

Herod

RE Knowledge Organiser Year 5: Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people?

Key Vocabulary

Torah – Jewish scrolls containing 5 books of Moses

Kosher – food which follows the requirements of Jewish law

Belief – acceptance of something

Commandment – a divine rule

Ark – cupboard where the scrolls are kept.

Scroll – a roll of parchment.

Concept – Ultimate questions(RE3)

synagogue

The Torah is written in Hebrew, the oldest

of the Jewish languages and Jews believe

that G-d dictated it to Moses.

It’s the first part of the Jewish bible and is

considered to be the most important

document of Judaism.

Jewish people believe that the Torah

shows how G-d wants them to live as it

contains 613 commandments.

The Torah has various meanings in English

including: teaching, instruction and law

The Torah is kept safely in an ark in the synagogue

RE Knowledge Organiser Year 5: Christians and how to live: What would Jesus do?

Key Vocabulary

Parables – stories with a meaning

Morals – principals of right and wrong

Generosity – the quality of being kind

Slogan – memorable phrase

Archbishop – a bishop of the highest rank

Concept – living a good life (RE2)

Jesus taught his followers how to live through the

telling of parables and after his death they carried

on his teachings, although without the miracles.

‘What would Jesus do?’ is a slogan used in 1896 by

Charles Sheldon (USA) when he asked an entire

town not to do anything without first asking that

question.

In 2011, the Archbishop of Canterbury said, “whilst

it’s a good question, "Christians don't believe that

Jesus is there just to give us a good example in

every possible human situation,“

Is it possible for Christians to live as Jesus would

want them to in the 21st century?

Matthew 22:37–40; ‘Love your enemies’,

RE Knowledge Organiser Year 5: What matters most to Humanists and Christians? Key vocabulary

Ethics – govern a person’s behaviour

Values – standards of behaviour

Christian – follower of Christ

Humanist – does not believe in God

Diverse – different

Humanist – does not believe in a God

Concept – living a good life(RE2)

Some Christians believe that a code for living

can be summed up by Jesus’ two rules – love

God and love your neighbour. Whilst other

Christians strictly follow the commandments

Moses was given by God.

There are, however, some non-religious groups,

like Humanists that believe that people should

work out their own way of being good without

any reference to a

‘divine being’. This is because they believe

people should use reason to work things out.

Both these groups share similarities and

differences in their values – it’s the beliefs

behind them that are diverse.